Monday, August 12, 2013

Monday evening American Friends Service Committee, Occupy
Our Homes Atlanta, and other organizations are calling for Georgia's first Moral Monday to be oriented
around taking back Mark Harris's home!

When: Monday 8/12, 7:15pm

Where: Mark Harris’s home, 1164 Dunwick Dr, Avondale Estates, 30002

The recent eviction of disabled Desert Storm veteran, Mark
Harris, inspired Occupy Our Homes Atlanta to bring together a diverse coalition
of concerned citizens around the struggle for housing justice in Georgia. At
8:00 am on Friday, August 9th, DeKalb County Marshals evicted Harris at
gunpoint from his home of 18 years. After 10 months of negotiations with Fannie
Mae, the owner of Harris’s mortgage, they made it clear they are no longer
interested in finding a solution and would rather see another homeless veteran
on the streets of Atlanta.

Since Friday morning, Harris, community members, and Occupy
Our Homes Atlanta have mobilized to defend Harris’s home. We are deeply
concerned with the immorality of the institutions responsible for the housing
crisis and will not allow Fannie Mae to put another veteran on the street.

Yesterday multiple acts of civil disobedience took place at
Mark Harris’s home.

Occupy Our Homes Atlanta is calling for the first Moral Monday to protest housing
injustice in our state and in our nation. Defending Mark's home is a powerful
way to stand up to the nationally nefarious practices of Fannie Mae. It is also
a way to highlight and potentially change local and statewide policy around
housing. Groups endorsing include: AmericanFriends Service Committee, Atlanta Jobs With Justice ,Georgia Peace and Justice
Coalition, South Regional Rainbow Push Coalition, Cobb Immigrants Alliance, Cobb
United For Change Coalition, DeKalb SCLC, Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists, International
Socialist Organization.